Chapter 1143

"I get it!" Cole hung up.

Avery held onto her phone and sighed heavily, hoping that Cole and Henry would come to their senses; if Elliot got involved in this, there was no predicting how the situation would escalate.

She feared that the peacefulness in the present would disappear if the situation got out of hand; it took so much effort for them to overcome the torture they had been through on the day of their wedding and it had only been barely two weeks since they finally settled down. How could the gods be so cruel to them?

She didn't know how long it had been by the time Elliot came outside to look for her.

He scowled when he spotted her squatting at the corner of the yard.

"Avery, why are you squatting? Mrs. Cooper said you came outside to call Mike, why did it take so long?" He helped her up and continued, "Did you get into an argument with Mike?"

She immediately clung to him and in a hoarse voice, she said, "Elliot, I feel a bit depressed."

"Because we moved?" He cupped he